"It was very nerve-racking and I am now having my kids in the car all the time," said one Kensington Park resident, who did not want to be identified.

The girl told investigators that she ran away from the man when he offered to give her a ride.

Parents of students at Palm Lake Elementary, Windy Ridge, Chain of Lakes Middle and Olympia High schools got a reverse 911 call Thursday, warning of the danger.

The 9-year-old told investigators that the man looked about 30 years old with black hair and a thin build. He was wearing a white T-shirt with rolled-up jeans and had a dragon tattooed on his right ankle.

According to an incident report, the man was driving an older white or tan utility van with damage to the front end.

TONIGHT A DISTURBING ENCOUNTER. A MAN TRIED TO LURES A 9-YEAR-OLD INTO A VAN IN ORANGE COUNTY. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE GIRL WAS WALKING IN THE KENSINGTON PARK SUBDIVISION WHEN THE MAN APPROACHED. TRAVELL EILAND IS THERE LIVE. THOUSANDS OF PARENTS RECEIVED WARNING FROM SCHOOL LEADERS ABOUT THE POSSIBLE ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION. THEY GOT THAT WARNING AND THEY'RE TAKING HEAT. THE PEOPLE IN THE SUBDIVISION SAY THE GATES THAT BLOCK OFF THEIR COMMUNITY SAY IT'S A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. A 9-YEAR-OLD WAS THE VICTIM OF AN ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION. IT WAS NERVOUS RACKING. I'M HAPPY MY KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL AND ALL THE TIME DRIVING TO SCHOOL. THE CHILD TOLD POLICE A MAN IN A WHITE VAN FOLLOWED HER AND ASKED IF SHE WANTED A RIDE. HE GOT OUT AND OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND OFFERED TO HELP HER INSIDE. SHE TOOK OFF AND RUN AND THE DRIVER SPED AWAY. THIS MAN SAYS NEIGHBORS HAVE TO BE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THAT'S HOW THEY CAUGHT THE GUYS IN BOSTON. IT WAS EVERYBODY HELPING OUT. PARENTS OF STUDENTS AT PALM LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WINDY RIDGE, CHAIN OWE LAKES WERE WARNED ABOUT THE DANGER. HE'S DESCRIBED AS A SKINNY WHITE MAN WITH SHORT BLACK HAIR WEARING JEANS AND A TANK TOP. HE HAD A TATTOO ON HIS ARMS AND A ANKLE. THIS IS GOING TO STIR PEOPLE UP. I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR A WHITE VAN WITH A GUY WITH TATTOOS. THE TATTOO ON THE SUSPECT'S ANKLE WAS A DRAGON. THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION